by our College Data Analytics TeamNursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Mount Mercy University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in nursing, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Mount Mercy was $600 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,800 | $10,800 |
| Fees | $70 | $70 |
The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their master’s degree from Mount Mercy is $78,343 per year. That is 20% lower than the national average of $97,473.
Online degrees for the Mount Mercy nursing master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mount Mercy Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 25.0% of nursing master’s degree recipients at Mount Mercy in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing Administration | 2 |
| Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to nursing.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental & Social Health Services | 20 |
| Public Health | 5 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 3 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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